GRE Word List
PROPONENT
one who argues in favor of something : advocate
The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.
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| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
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| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| championship | designation as champion |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
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| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |